Ingredients
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- 2 oz Cachaça
- 1 Lime
- 1 Tbsp Sugar (extra fine granulated)
Instructions
- Cut the ends off of the lime and discard them, then cut the lime in half lengthwise.
- For both parts of the lime, make two angled cuts to remove and discard the white part in the middle.
- Cut each half of the lime lengthwise again, then cut each piece in thirds.
- Throw the lime pieces in a shaker and add the sugar on top.
- Muddle until all the juice is squeezed out of the limes.
- Add a generous amount of cubed ice, pour in the cachaça, and shake well.
- Pour the entire contents into a rocks glass (or strain into a cocktail glass with ice if you don’t want the pieces of lime). Garnish with a lime wheel.
Notes
If you would rather juice the limes instead of muddling, or if you are scaling up the recipe to make a large batch of caiprinha, it is more efficient to juice the limes and use simple syrup instead of sugar. 1 lime yields approximately 1 oz of lime juice, and 1 oz of simple syrup can be used instead of a tablespoon of sugar.
Try muddling other fruits with the lime, such as pineapple chunks or strawberries.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes